Dictionary Entry
swerve
swerve is a 6-letter English word with 9 senses as intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To stray; to wander; to rope. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 13 · 9 senses
Definitions
- 1intransitive verb
To stray; to wander; to rope.
- 2intransitive verb
To go out of a straight line; to deflect.
- 3intransitive verb
To wander from any line prescribed, or from a rule or duty; to depart from what is established by law, duty, custom, or the like; to deviate.
- 4intransitive verb
To bend; to incline.
- 5intransitive verb
To climb or move upward by winding or turning.
- 6transitive verb
To turn aside.
- 7noun
the act of turning aside suddenly
- 8noun
an erratic deflection from an intended course
Synonyms
- 9verb
turn sharply; change direction abruptly
"The car cut to the left at the intersection"
"The motorbike veered to the right"
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